11. Why Bad Odds Can Be Good For You
A blog post by Scott Berkun on why it might be useful to pursue things that don't have guarantees. Why Bad Odds Can Be Good For You (Text)
10. StartUp
A podcast series about what happens when someone who knows nothing about business starts one. 11 Episodes. How Not to Pitch a Billionaire (Audio, 28 Min.) Is Podcasting the Future or the Past? (Audio, 24 Min.) How to Divide an…
9. Go Do: How Hard Can It Be?
You are the only real source of change in your life. Therefore, it is imperative that if you're not satisfied, you actually do something about it.
6. The 5 Levels of Leadership
A position of leadership doesn't make you a leader. John Maxwell explains how to truly become an effective leader.
5. InsideOut Development: Do What You Already Know
When attempting to improve a skill, it is often counter-productive to study more about it. It is more important that you actually practice what you already know.
4. What They Don’t Teach in Business School
A panel discussion on lessons in entrepreneurship learned through real world experience.
3. Authors@Google: Eric Ries
The author of "The Lean Startup" discusses his model further in this lecture.
2. The Lean Startup
This book presents a model for producing successful startups utilizing continuous innovation.
1. From Idea to Operating the Company
How to develop a viable idea and eventually operate a company built off of it.
20. Stop Hacking Your Life
A thought-provoking counter-perspective on hacking culture. Stop Hacking Your Life (Text)
19. How Will I Pay the Bills?
“How will I pay the bills?” is a perfectly reasonable question from a young person, worth a thoughtful answer. “How will I pay the bills?” is not a question of the scared or cowardly, it’s a question of the sane…
18. Managing Oneself
"We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: If you’ve got ambition and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession, regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren’t managing their…
17. Unlearn Your MBA
David Heineimeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and partner at 37signals in Chicago, says that planning is guessing, and for a start-up, the focus must be on today and not on tomorrow. He argues that constraints--fiscal, temporal, or…
16. Rework: A Better, Easier Way to Succeed
Ditch the "real world." It's often just an excuse to not pursue wild ideas.
15. Self-Promotion for Introverts
Utilize the strengths that come with introversion in order to build your brand in an authentic manner.
14. Improve Your Social Skills in Under 30 Minutes
A crash course in socializing and presenting yourself in a proper manner.
13. Conducting Effective Negotiations
How to control your emotions and communicate in order to negotiate effectively.
11. How To Fame: Stand Out, Get Ahead
Your brand is vital in your personal and professional life. How will you develop it?
8. The Neutrality of Everything
Treat others as morally neutral objects. Don't get angry or stress over their qualities; simply adapt. The Neutrality of Everything (Text)
7. Dare to Disagree
Disagreement is essential to innovation. The best partnerships aren't always harmonious.
6. How to Talk to People More Successful Than You
A practical guide to conversing with people in important positions.
4. Social Is The Most Valuable Kind of Capital
If you help others, listen to them and make them feel happy, you'll build up valuable social capital. Social Is The Most Valuable Kind of Capital (Text)
3. 25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself
Don't let yourself become a commodity; stand out from the crowd and become invaluable.
2. Get It Done
No matter how good of a job you're doing on a task, the most important thing is actually completing it on time. Just Get it Done (Text)
1. Lessons in Personal Branding from the Beatles
Several lessons in personal branding, each centered around a different Beatles song.
28. Treat Yourself Like a Startup
Why can’t we treat ourselves like we treat our startups? Shouldn’t we be searching for our own “business models”—our own methods for rapid personal growth that we can spread to others? One we can repeat over and over again to…
27. The Self-Managed Organization
Morning Star, the largest tomato processing company, has no managers. It is a great lesson on innovation. The Self-Managed Organization (Video, Text)
26. How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
A practical guide by Harry Browne to overcoming restrictions and embracing personal liberty.
25. Brainwashed: Seven Ways to Reinvent Yourself
You've been taught your average. Disregard such beliefs, starting with the notion that you need an average job.
24. Twelve Lessons Steve Jobs Taught Guy Kawasaki
Hire people who are better than you. Bigger challenges encourage better work. These are but a few of important lessons shared.
23. Guidelines for Rebelling Against Reality
Important reminders for living a fulfilling and successful life. Reflect on these lessons everyday. Guidelines for Rebelling Against Reality (Text)
22. The Secret to Self-Discipline
Rory Vaden believes self-discipline is the key to success. In an age of constant distraction, his strategy for improving this invaluable skill is certainly important.
21. Top Ten Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs
A panel discussion on the challenges entrepreneurs face and the biggest mistakes they make.
20. Compound Your Worth
Improve yourself just a little bit each day. It's fairly minimal effort, for a big reward. Compound Your Worth (Text)
19. How to Learn Anything… Fast
Forget the 10,000 hour rule. It is possibly to develop skills fairly well in a minimal time frame.
18. Thinking as a Science
Cultivating the life of the mind is normally thought of as an art. Henry Hazlitt explores why it is a science. Thinking as a Science (Text)
17. Setting Boundaries and Saying No… Nicely
It's great to be needed and to be able to help others, but it is also necessary to say no sometimes. How do you go about doing this? Setting Boundaries and Saying No... Nicely (Text)
16. You Don’t Need a Job — You Need Guts
A very necessary dose of the truth about life and the pervasive fear that stops most from truly living. You Don't Need a Job -- You Need Guts (Text)
15. Being Clutch, Or How Not to Choke Under Pressure
Being clutch has nothing to do with extraordinary luck in extraordinary circumstances. It's about doing what one can ordinarily do, except under immense pressure.
14. Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
In this famous last lecture by Randy Pausch, a professor who was near death at the time, he talks about the life lessons he learned and gives poignant advice.
13. Success in 5 Easy Lessons
Through several powerful anecdotes, this Wharton faculty member explains how to strive for success.
12. How to Set Smart Daily Goals
Several experts weigh in on various ways to more effectively get tasks completed, using skills like awareness, time management and prioritization. How to Set Smart Daily Goals (Text)
11. Finding Your “Why” and the Compound Effect
Darren Hardy discusses how to find your why and how to develop the skills necessary to realize it.
10. The Personal MBA, Updated & Expanded
A comprehensive guide to picking up useful business knowledge without going to business school.
9. The Power of Structured Procrastination
Further analysis of the powerful method of structured procrastination. For an entrepreneur with an ever lengthening to-do list, this could be a godsend. The Power of Structured Procrastination (Text)
8. Authors@Google: Daniel Goleman
The psychologist Daniel Goleman delivers a lecture on the value of emotional intelligence to professional success.
7. Creativity and Imagination
A discussion on various ways of utilizing creativity in order to solve problems.
5. The Startup of You
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, and his co-author discuss their new way of thinking about career strategy. Invest in yourself and prepare for the future.
3. Life Lessons from an Ad Man
Value is relative and subjective, which means perception is the key to happiness. In these three TED talks, Rory Sutherland explores the implications for business and life.
1. Six Things I Wish I Knew on Day 1 At Berklee
Derek Sivers delivers several lessons for success, including the importance of focus and ambition.
14. Penelope Trunk Calls Bullshit
In this provocative episode of the Ending the Grind Podcast, Penelope Trunk offers some heavy-hitting criticisms of the host when he asks her for advice. Her insights and criticisms offer some serious food for thought for anyone looking to create…
13. Do What You Love, or Have It Easy?
Discovering what you love to do is one of the biggest challenges in life. An even bigger challenge is actually pursuing that passion. Do What You Love, or Have It Easy? (Text)
11. When Chaos Moves In and How to Conquer It
The truth about the hardships that entrepreneurs face.
10. The Fallacy of the Great Idea
Don't get too caught up in the belief that a great idea is the most important aspect of a startup. Focus and effective execution are usually far more critical.
9. The Journey of Being an Entrepreneur
Gurbaksh Chahal, an internet-entrepreneur who started his own company at a very young age, presents on the qualities necessary for success, the importance of embracing risk and the realities of entrepreneurship.
8. Various Perceptions of the Term “Entrepreneur”
A panel discussion on what it means to be an entrepreneur in a variety of different cultures and industries.
7. Founder as Victim, Founder as God
An engaging lecture by Peter Thiel on the anthropology and psychology of the entrepreneur throughout history. Founder as Victim, Founder as God (Text)
6. Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship
This video debunks several myths of entrepreneurship, like the need for money or even an idea.
5. The Myth of Overnight Success
Don't be seduced by the myth of overnight success. Real success takes hard work sustained over a long period of time.
4. 23 Reasons to Work For Yourself
A list of the surprising benefits of entrepreneurship. 23 Reasons to Work For Yourself (Text)
3. Working For Yourself Will Drive You To Drink
Yes, being an entrepreneur is "cool", but what are the costs? 23 Reasons Working For Yourself Will Drive You To Drink (Text)
2. “The World Couldn’t Care Less About Your Idea”
Think critically about your idea and accept the fact that no one is going to blindly assume you are skilled and that your idea is golden.
1. Do You Have What It Takes to be an Entrepreneur?
A panel discussion by seasoned entrepreneurs on what characteristics and experiences it takes to launch a successful venture.
Day 12
Publish your own personal “How I Work” post. Answer all the questions as honestly and thoughtfully as you can. Here are some examples from the Praxis team: http://zakslayback.com/2015/09/26/how-i-work/ http://isaacmorehouse.com/2015/09/23/heres-how-i-w... http://derekmagill.com/im-derek-magill-heres-how-i... https://www.jameswalpole.com/2015/09/22/im-james-w... Areas of Skill/Character Development: Personal branding, self-awareness, communication